A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 11.7 km, -149.7136° West, 56.092° North. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:31:27 / 8:31 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak18576613. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18576613. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 06:31:27 / February 23, 2018 @ 6:31 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and ten and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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